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THE OLD FRONTIER; FAI NTS(IF LONG AGO(Continued from page 8.I taMe him to compel the Indians war between the States, theon bdth reservations to remain bitterness abov mentioned wa/within their limits. Captain j largely ’* ‘ x ’ ~Jdissipated and the Brown nad not been long in j frontiersmen presented a solidCol.Baylor went to Jacks-boro with the companies from that county. Shortly after his arrival there, news came to him that a band of Comanche Indians with a large number of horses were fleeing out of the settlements, going in the direction of the Comanche reservation. Col. Baylor hurriedly gathered a few men and wenthis camp near the Comanche ! front to their ancient enemyUlb --reservation when a large bod: I Comanche and Kiowa, un-is t ^ \ 9 „ 4 2 t i 1~ — _ a % ** \“v t ■% /• iof Comanches attacked him After desperate fighting th-Indians were repulsed with them m tkloss“ot eleven of their number dltion to our frontier.— Frontiertil the Indians were subdued. Inot overlooked the “rustler.” He was a late ad-and two of Brown’s men wounded.In August 1859, under an escort of three or four hundred caValry and infantry the Jn-were escorted to theirTimes.SCALY LEGSC29.thecleshatpatcultheroc*weMange, or scaly legs as it is am‘ fillmore generally called, is causedinicred a rew men ana wcnijcnans were tswiu u wpursuit and when within I future home in the Indian ter- by a mite that gathers in a crust miten miles of the reservation theIndians were overtaken and ina desperate fight six of thebraves were killed and theothers fled toritorv. Notwithstandingfact that Captain Brown his men followed closely in the rear of the Indians andpoi Jj A M AM* Aw*utireio w the reservation the presence of a large body oiwhere the government soldiers government troops, a big band, , _ . _ a _ _ i f Uln ft rrVt i r* W^v 1 /-» f f f Vl/3 ttt 1protect r _Comanches left the mainno Texan was hurt. The Indians j body and fled to their friends* « * « * . ^ 1 _ -w Va i 1a . dm uALJL 1-lost all their stolen horses, which in were later returned torespective owners by Col lor.of thethe northern parttheir | state; the others were safelylanded at Fort Cobb.th(totertertheThe attack on the lower reservation was made in May, 1859In the following August thegovernment moved the fndians of each reservation to Fort Cobb in the Indian territory. We were hopeful thatthis move would make the Indians less red of tooth and claw but it was a vain hope for the: roniinued to outrage our frontici for many years thereafter.From what I have already written of the murders, scalping and thefts and the carrying into captivity of women and children and the hundreds of other such happenings that could be truthfully mentionedone can easily imagine that the class of people who made up our frontier would not longer submit to such outrages committedby people living at their very doors, without a fight. Our own stretch of frontier and thegeneral government would notprotect us. so we were left toIOn his return from Fort Cobb in September, 1859, Major R SNeighbors was killed in Fori Belknap by Ed Cornett. Later o” and. I think, in the same yea. 1859. Ed Cornett was killed in about the same way he had killed Major Neighbors Why did Ed Cornett kill Major Neighbors? I have been asked that Question many times. Of course I do not know why. I only know of a few facts wme; stathlt; ! oftend towhich Isoften Cornett’sgive:iythe i like formation upon the shanks spr and and feet of a fowl and while as. the a rule it does not to any great extent hinder production, itgreatly impairs the appearance of a flock. It is quite commonwith farm flocks and if not cheeked wil spread quickly through a whole flock.When the parasites causing this dlsea.se get upon the legs of a healthy fowl they work their way under the scales on the front of the leg, or on the upper part of the toes. They} c. multiply rapidly and within ashort time you will scales begin to rise and a littlevellow crust form about their edge. In time other scales become involved, the crust increases in thickness, and a powderymaterial piles up in considerablequantities and eventually the feet become involved to such an extent that they seem to be several times their normal sizIf you will pull this crust off the surface is raw and wall bleednecclCO]atre I th;acinainIt is a fact that a few months before the trouble at the reservation before described theIndians invaded the premise ~ crust \{^e formationsof Ed Cornett in his absence1_______and carried Mrs. Corrncit away*aFeU!w as aown resources. It ase of which should survive—,'hite man or Indian— and wfsad little doubt about the finalutcome.After the trouble at the reser-ation, which I have Just escribed, the demand for the emoval of the Indians out ofgrew stronger on theiheon the part of the -ontier people. Clovemor Run-els of Texas urged this course pon the general government.For several years before th-** * lt;* '• the lower reservationwas a bitter feeling* tween persons who favored \e Indians and claimed thatcaptive and she was never again heard of. It is also true that Major Neighbors had caused the United States troops to defend the Indians against the Texans when they attempted to drive them out of the state. It is also true that Major Neighbor accompanied the Indians when they left Texas for their home ac mss Red River. It Ls also true that Major Neighbors was strictly in sympathy with theIndians and minimized wha4 they had done along our frontier and wax bitterly opposed to thebv the T xans;poand if you examine the interior ap! dovou will find they contain para- ro ; / ties, which are causing the vo : trouble. Sometimes there will be I acla female and a number 1 young. The young are bornalive so no eggs will be present| in the scale unless the female . has been crushed and the eggs mashed with her body.thV *miatnvMany times this disease b comes so bad in a flock of fowl that if not checked the fowl cannot walk, lies on its breastand scrambles about from place to place However, it is not sovery difficult a disease to cure if taken at the start and givenprtoprStcoarnrW(ex asa rcourse pursurc Ed Cornett disagreed with Maj Neighbors on all these questionattentionprompThe first thing to do is to remove the affected fowl fromFIis did nearly all citizens in that j rest osection. TIcvhVwr nft.far?ir rejL )facts, coupled )f the captivity of his wife, which in itself was enough to render his minicapable of cool reflectionperh i-ps, the bitter feeling ex-utcd between the two factions-f Cs*in-andf the flock. Then dism-the house, nests, and 1 perches The treatment then be-' gins on the individual fowl byI removing the scales so that theparasites may be reached anddestroyed. The scale may be re-mnvw! hv soaking the legs OfJcnlt;Piin“I
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Fredericksburg, Texas, US
Fri, Jan 30, 1931
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